Alexander Nikonov
Alexander Nikonov (31 August 1893 – 26 October 1937) was a Soviet komdiv (division commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was executed during the Great Purge.
| Preceded by Yan Karlovich Berzin |
Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet Union August 1937 |
Succeeded by Semyon Gendin |
Alexander Nikonov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1893 Olonets Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 October 1937 (aged 44) Moscow Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Rank | Komdiv |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Bibliography
- Горчаков О. А. (2004). Ян Берзин — командарм ГРУ. Санкт-Петербург: Нева.
- Черушев Н. С.; Черушев Ю. Н. (2012), Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Shot elite of the Red Army (commanders of the 1st and 2nd ranks, comkors, divisional commanders and their equal): 1937-1941. Biographical Dictionary], Moscow: Kuchkovo field; Metropolis [Кучково поле; Мегаполис], pp. 252–253, ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8
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